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Podcast 249: The 7 Day Sleep Remedy with Dr. Aric Prather
Dr. Aric Prather is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He co-directs the UCSF Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center, is the Interim Director for the UCSF Center for Health and Community, and serves as clinician at the UCSF Insomnia Clinic. He is also the author of The Sleep Prescription.
On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Dr. Aric Prather. Aric is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. He co-directs the UCSF Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center, is the Interim Director for the UCSF Center for Health and Community, and serves as clinician at the UCSF Insomnia Clinic. He is also the author of The Sleep Prescription, a book that offers a simple yet powerful plan to improve your sleep in seven days.
Kristen and Aric will discuss the AME Research Center, how sleep impacts immune function, the connection between sleep and metabolic health, restrictive eating windows and sleep, debunking sleep myths, and Dr. Aric's book The Sleep Prescription.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS:
- 2:39 - The AME Research Center
- 5:37 - Sleep impacting immune function
- 13:13 - The connection between sleep and metabolic health
- 19:51 - Restrictive eating windows and sleep
- 25:25 - The Sleep Prescription
- 37:38 - Labeling the worry
- 42:11 - Debunking sleep myths
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